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Kevin Stewart @kstewart.bsky.social · 7h

He has heard the whispers, “he is getting older, who will replace him?” People asking him with a straight face, “when will you retire?” After close to 25 years at Amazon, where each year has been diff...

www.allthingsdistributed.com

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 7h

Ad agency was hoping their target audience were fans of the classif Whoopi Goldberg computer hacking movie Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986)?

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 21h

a little girl in a white dress is looking at the camera

Alt: “Why not both?” Meme

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 23h

It raised $30MM from investors and sold for OVER $40MM! That sort of rocketship track record shows exactly why the meritocracy of Silicon Valley investors is to be trusted.

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 23h

How can you doubt the wisdom of Sam Altman, the genius whose biggest business success has been making Loopt the giant global smash-hit household name we all use daily? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loopt

Loopt - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 23h

Just calculated that based on their hourly rates, I spent $84 this week discussing with my therapist and my psychiatrist our opinions of the new Taylor Swift album.

(Which I take as strong signal that I have the right mental health team supporting me)

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 1d

You can’t hate fascists and use AI slop generators. They’re the same thing: total destruction of truth at scale.

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 23h

Somewhere in Sarah’s replies I saw the example that Tim Walz acting normal and calling Trump weird was pretty damned successful. But then the consultants and handlers arrived and forced him into the aura farming route.

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Nigel Manton, canine custodian. @mantonn.bsky.social · 1d

Loving that the anti war guys in the 70's had protest songs written by Lennon and the anti ICE guys have McCartney.

youtu.be/gVfaf43W9cM?...

Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by PaulMcCartneyVEVO

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 1d

The Verge’s refusal to “stick to sports” is resulting in some of the best political writing in America. This post provides in 5 minutes something that an Adam Curtis doc covering this time period would take six hours to convey.

$50/year is a BARGAIN for a @theverge.com subscription.

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 1d

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 1d

this is… i… i think sarah’s article has genuinely unlocked all of 2025

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Jo the Hat @jothehat.bsky.social · 1d

With alt text

Image in the style of the Obama 'Hope' poster featuring a cross-looking frog wearing star-spangled banner cravat and cape above the word 'Hop'

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 1d

Incredibly refreshing to see a uk politician just say yes a woman can have a penis and can you be normal about trans people if you dont want them to have a dick fund their transition awesome love this guy

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 1d

Marge Simpson: YOU MIGHT SAY THE EXTRA INGREDIENT IS SALT.

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 1d

TBH, if there aren't folks in inflatable frog costumes protesting Dreamforce next week, SF will be letting me down.

Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 1d

I mean, Benioff is already responsible for the descending hoards of polo-shirt-and-khakis-wearing bozos next week for Dreamforce, so it's a toss-up for which invasion of San Francisco would be less desirable.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 2d

All the dog libraries don’t even have windows. They just cover them with wood.

Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 3d

Stole this meme from @ethanmarcotte.com recently. I’ve been using it a lot.

looking forward to another week where all the stuff I want to accomplish depends on a sense of self discipline and executive time management I have never once possessed in my life

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Rod Begbie @rod.begbie.com · 3d

And in Edinburgh, “Cockburn Street”

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